A study suggesting the exoplanet K2-18b shows potential signs of alien life has been met with skepticism from the scientific ...

Even if human Martians are given protective space suits and sturdy underground shelters, this radiation is likely to still ...

Whether or not we’re alone in the universe is one of the biggest questions in science. A recent study, led by astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan at the University of Cambridge, suggests the answer might ...

"Before Hubble, no generation ever had access to unimaginably vibrant views of space, stretching almost all the way back to ...

Hubble’s three-and-a-half-decade lifetime has allowed astronomers to observe cosmic objects over extended periods to see how ...

It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it!” is often misattributed to either Mr Spock or  Dr Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy from Star Trek. The ...

If everything goes according to plan, the samples could become the first to be returned to Earth from Mars. They will help ...

Most meteorites are small — pebble-sized or smaller — chunks of rocky material that, in most cases, get buried in the soil or ...

Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered a missing piece in the puzzle of Mars' past atmosphere. Scientists discovered ...

In 1996, a Nasa team announced a Martian meteorite discovered in Antarctica bore signs of past alien life. Specimen ALH84001 ...

Scientists have known for a while that Mars currently lacks a magnetic field, and many blame that for its paltry atmosphere – ...